3 March 2017, 14.30-17.30 (registration from 14.00)
Church House, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ
Speakers include:
- Embassy of Japan – Jotaro Horiuchi (Minister, Transport)
- Department for International Trade (UK) – Martin Phelan (International Director, Northern Powerhouse Investment)
- Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) – Daisaku Yukita (Deputy Director General)
- City of Yokohama, Frankfurt Representative Office – Takashi Yanagisawa (Chief Representative)
- East Japan Railway Company – Kiyokata Kume (Deputy Director, London Office)
- London & Partners – Jeff Cao (Head of Asia Pacific)
- Toyota UK – Rob Gorton (Head of Corporate Planning)
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council – Richard McGuckin (Director of Economic Growth and Development)
Chair: Sue Hudson, Fujisankei Communications International
In the post-Brexit landscape, ahead of the full localisation of business rates and the election of new Metro Mayors in 2017, UK local authorities will need to find new ways to curate economic growth in order to support their local economies, jobs and local services. This will depend increasingly on their global positioning and competitive advantage as part of place-based industrial strategies.
In Japan local authorities have long been enabled to internationalise their efforts and engage globally through international strategies and connections.
Following on from our 2014 London Seminar on ‘Local Growth, Global Links’ which focused on Japanese investment links in the North of England, the next JLGC Seminar will examine the role of place-based international strategies and what UK local authorities can learn from Japan in order to develop international skillsets across their organisations.
The Japan Local Government Centre Seminar is the annual event in the UK supporting the engagement of Anglo-Japanese local authorities through joint learning and partnership. This free event is aimed at local leaders to share strategies for building partnerships outside the UK to prioritise and secure local growth. Using Japan as the case study, speakers will also share the benefits that have been brought by working with global business in the UK and building links with regions abroad.
It hopes to provide a timely opportunity for UK and Japanese partners to reflect and recalibrate their efforts towards providing long term partnerships and solutions. The event will conclude with a reception for supporting international exchanges of local authorities.
